Despite more and more bad news on the injury front for the Phillies, the NL East has continued to tighten. The Washington Nationals were swept by the Marlins which means they hold just a half game lead over Miami. The Phils, who have quietly ground out series victories, now sit just 3 games back of first. In fact, any one of the 5 teams could find themselves in first by the end of the weekend.
↵Here are the current standings with the amount of games back for each team.
↵1. Nationals -
↵2. Marlins 0.5
↵3. Mets 1.5
↵4. Braves 2
↵5. Phillies 3
↵The Phils will host the Marlins this weekend at Citizens Bank Park.
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